PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cinderella Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Domingo
vs
Tavarius

178 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Valhalla Fight Wear

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angelo Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Domingo.
Domingo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tavarius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Domingo shoots and misses
and Tavarius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Domingo shoots and misses
and Tavarius counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domingo tries for a takedown but Tavarius circles away easily
and Tavarius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Domingo is breathing heavily.
Domingo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tavarius counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tavarius pushes Domingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Domingo has Tavarius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tavarius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Tavarius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Domingo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tavarius biding his time, controlling Domingo.
Tavarius lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Tavarius. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo trying to control the action but Tavarius just sinks the hooks in.
Tavarius lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Domingo hold on?!
Tavarius just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tavarius is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Domingo up.
Tavarius has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Domingo.
Tavarius scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tavarius keeps control of the position easily here as Domingo tries to buck him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingo trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Domingo just trying to survive but Tavarius is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tavarius gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Tavarius really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Domingo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Domingo to escape the position.
Tavarius lands a shot to the head.
Tavarius loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Domingo hold on?

Domingo is rocked!
Tavarius lands a big shot to the side of the head and Domingo goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rikki Tavarius!
Rikki Tavarius made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'If you're reading this it's because Jin Sen blessed me with the honor of fighting a legend tonight. A big thanks goes out to Jin Sen and Franky Fin for taking this fight.'.